A female Elk (Cervus canadensis) playing in a meadow. She was chewing on something hard, moving it about in her mouth, dropping it, picking it up, making faces, throwing back her head, and repeating the behavior over and over again.
Description

En-route to Lamar Valley, we saw 7 Elk (Cervus canadensis) in a meadow near LeHardys Rapids. The sun was lighting them nicely so we decided to stop and take some photographs. This particular Elk was chewing something hard. She'd move it all about in her mouth, drop it, pick it up, and repeat, over and over again. Not only did she make faces as she chewed, but she'd throw back her head as she'd reposition the object in her mouth.

Photographer: Lori Andersen

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Camera: NIKON D70s
Lens: 80-400 mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal Length: 400mm
Aperture: f13
Shutter Speed: 1/500s
ISO: 800
Date: 2008-06-25
Time: 07:26:46

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animal, brown, cervus canadensis, elk, fauna, female, grass, green, mammal, meadow, national park, playful, playing, travel, vacation, yellowstone, yellowstone national park